He offered thousands for sex, showing proof of payment and even a clean STI test. But it was all fake. Rape charges he faced have been dropped - and advocates say New Zealand’s law is failing sex workers. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Man faked payments for sex - rape charges dropped
He offered thousands for sex, showing false proof of payment and a fake STI result. The rape charges were dropped – and advocates say NZ law is failing sex workers.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He offered thousands for sex, showing proof of payment and even a clean STI test. But it was all fake. Rape charges he faced have been dropped - and advocates say New Zealand’s law is failing sex workers. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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No extradition of Vietnamese officials accused of sexual assault
Fury as efforts to extradite foreign officials accused of sexual assault fail
Police said they had ‘no doubt’ assaults occurred, but the alleged offenders will not face justice.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
No extradition of Vietnamese officials accused of sexual assault
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If The Post + The Press suddenly have lots of stories about “improving your MARS-L rapid fire accuracy” and “preparing for the MH-60R Seahawks - what you need to know”, you’ll know why that is …
August 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If The Post + The Press suddenly have lots of stories about “improving your MARS-L rapid fire accuracy” and “preparing for the MH-60R Seahawks - what you need to know”, you’ll know why that is …
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“I’ve become a doctor in my 50s, which is all well and good, but I should have been a doctor 30 years ago. And the only reason I wasn’t was because of all these barriers that have been put in front of me. “ — Dr Timoti Te Moke.
Timoti Te Moke: 'I should have been a doctor 30 years ago' | E-Tangata
“I've become a doctor in my 50s, which is all well and good, but I should have been a doctor 30 years ago. And the only reason I wasn't was because of all these barriers that have been put in front of...
e-tangata.co.nz
August 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“I’ve become a doctor in my 50s, which is all well and good, but I should have been a doctor 30 years ago. And the only reason I wasn’t was because of all these barriers that have been put in front of me. “ — Dr Timoti Te Moke.
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ICYMI- Horses Changing Courses- yesterday's cartoon for @australia.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Zara responds to the police documents release over the Forbes case.
Sex worker: Police handling of press secretary case does not make sense
A sex worker at the centre of the Michael Forbes case says new documents show police handling of it was ‘concerning and unacceptable’.
www.stuff.co.nz
August 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Zara responds to the police documents release over the Forbes case.
That a young mother and her baby are discharged from hospital to live in a garage ... in 2025 ... in New Zealand ... is nothing short of a national disgrace. Such important reporting from Mildred Armah www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Baby’s first home: A cold, dirty garage with windows that don’t open
More than 25 babies were born into homelessness in one transitional housing facility alone last year. With a 300% surge in demand, providers are struggling to cope.
www.stuff.co.nz
August 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
That a young mother and her baby are discharged from hospital to live in a garage ... in 2025 ... in New Zealand ... is nothing short of a national disgrace. Such important reporting from Mildred Armah www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
Really important work from my extremely talented colleague Mildred Armah! www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
A New Zealander lives here, sleeping upright in the driver’s seat. He’s 64
Bob would be lost without his ute. It’s his office, it’s his bedroom, it’s his home.
www.stuff.co.nz
August 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Really important work from my extremely talented colleague Mildred Armah! www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
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Continuous refilling of the Tūī feeder required on this very wet day. Every time I go into the kitchen I am faced with trees filled with Tūī staring at me
July 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Continuous refilling of the Tūī feeder required on this very wet day. Every time I go into the kitchen I am faced with trees filled with Tūī staring at me
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Wrote a little piece on the cuts at MCH and the wider war on history in NZ.
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
The War on History
News that the Ministry for Culture and Heritage is to press ahead with sweeping cuts that will abolish the jobs of most of its historians represents yet...
buttondown.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wrote a little piece on the cuts at MCH and the wider war on history in NZ.
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
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My latest newsletter discusses the 1852 New Zealand Constitution Act, including section 71 providing for self-governing 'Native Districts' and a less well-known provision under the 1846 Constitution Act that included something very similar.
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
‘Native Districts’ and the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
Asked to nominate the point at which relations between Māori and Pākehā had really begun to turn sour in the nineteenth century, many historians would likely...
buttondown.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
My latest newsletter discusses the 1852 New Zealand Constitution Act, including section 71 providing for self-governing 'Native Districts' and a less well-known provision under the 1846 Constitution Act that included something very similar.
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
1/2 It's a privilege to call @paulapenfold.bsky.social a colleague... This par from her latest substack is chef's kiss: "Interviews where not only the talent (that awful TV term for interviewees) is in tears but so is the reporter, the producer, the cameraman."
June 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1/2 It's a privilege to call @paulapenfold.bsky.social a colleague... This par from her latest substack is chef's kiss: "Interviews where not only the talent (that awful TV term for interviewees) is in tears but so is the reporter, the producer, the cameraman."
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A coroner's report into the death of The Clean's Hamish Kilgour found he was struggling adapting to a new life back in NZ
www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...
The Clean’s Hamish Kilgour felt overwhelmed by life challenges before death, coroner says
A coroner’s report into Kilgour’s death found he was struggling with depression and low mood.
www.stuff.co.nz
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A coroner's report into the death of The Clean's Hamish Kilgour found he was struggling adapting to a new life back in NZ
www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...
www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3607...
Inner-city art installation
June 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Inner-city art installation
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Brooke Van Velden’s new mission statement for WorkSafe.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthAndSafety #WorkSafe #WorkplaceInjuries
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthAndSafety #WorkSafe #WorkplaceInjuries
June 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Brooke Van Velden’s new mission statement for WorkSafe.
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthAndSafety #WorkSafe #WorkplaceInjuries
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #HealthAndSafety #WorkSafe #WorkplaceInjuries
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
“The police say they have tried hard to foster trust with the sex worker community — that if we make a complaint to them that we will be taken seriously. But when we caught someone red-handed they essentially did nothing."
“The police say they have tried hard to foster trust with the sex worker community — that if we make a complaint to them that we will be taken seriously. But when we caught someone red-handed they essentially did nothing."
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
June 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
“The police say they have tried hard to foster trust with the sex worker community — that if we make a complaint to them that we will be taken seriously. But when we caught someone red-handed they essentially did nothing."
“The police say they have tried hard to foster trust with the sex worker community — that if we make a complaint to them that we will be taken seriously. But when we caught someone red-handed they essentially did nothing."
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Don’t gloss over the detail that that Holly had already been recorded - twice, once video and once audio - by a different client.
Two more sex workers speak of the night the PM’s press sec was busted
“I have the Prime Minister’s phone number in my hand. Should I call him and let him know what’s happened?”
www.stuff.co.nz
June 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Don’t gloss over the detail that that Holly had already been recorded - twice, once video and once audio - by a different client.
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"Nah, it's fucked Dave"
May 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Nah, it's fucked Dave"
Brilliant work from my wonderfully talented colleague, Mildred Armah www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
‘She’s a narcissistic autistic’: The bitter feud between a disabled woman and an advocate
A woman says an advocate she trusted to help her navigate Work and Income benefits charged her $2600 for his services over a period of 13 days.
www.stuff.co.nz
April 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Brilliant work from my wonderfully talented colleague, Mildred Armah www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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Democracy while female www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Research finds rape threats against female MPs common
It comes as the Justice Minister is getting advice on better protection for publicly elected officials.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Democracy while female www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Over night some back peddling took place...it's still not good enough so let's hope they see the light and accept all treaty bill submissions made.
#NzPol #Caricature #Cartoon #TreatyBillSubmission #Treaty #Luxon #Māori #CoatOfArms
Over night some back peddling took place...it's still not good enough so let's hope they see the light and accept all treaty bill submissions made.
#NzPol #Caricature #Cartoon #TreatyBillSubmission #Treaty #Luxon #Māori #CoatOfArms
April 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
My cartoon in today's www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Over night some back peddling took place...it's still not good enough so let's hope they see the light and accept all treaty bill submissions made.
#NzPol #Caricature #Cartoon #TreatyBillSubmission #Treaty #Luxon #Māori #CoatOfArms
Over night some back peddling took place...it's still not good enough so let's hope they see the light and accept all treaty bill submissions made.
#NzPol #Caricature #Cartoon #TreatyBillSubmission #Treaty #Luxon #Māori #CoatOfArms
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Outreach kaimahi (worker) Josh Potter-Gardiner has also seen a family of six stuck living in a portacom, a 75-year-old grandfather sleeping in a slide, and full-time workers and students living in their cars.
A baby in a tent, a granddad sleeping in a slide: The growing homelessness ‘epidemic’
Outreach workers saw almost 60 new people living on the street in January alone, including an 8-week-old baby living in a tent.
www.thepress.co.nz
March 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Outreach kaimahi (worker) Josh Potter-Gardiner has also seen a family of six stuck living in a portacom, a 75-year-old grandfather sleeping in a slide, and full-time workers and students living in their cars.
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John Bennett had resigned as an MBI Health director but was in business with its cofounder in two other companies when it was awarded a $2m Health NZ contract that wasn’t advertised. He was advising Health NZ at the time.
The $2m contract to senior govt advisor’s business partner
Health NZ awarded an unadvertised $2m contract to a company co-founded by a senior adviser.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
John Bennett had resigned as an MBI Health director but was in business with its cofounder in two other companies when it was awarded a $2m Health NZ contract that wasn’t advertised. He was advising Health NZ at the time.
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Breaking: ACC top manager John Bennett stood down after our series of stories raising concerns about his conduct
Senior govt manager stood down after physical contact, conflict concerns
Top manager stood down, ACC investigating after physical contact, conflict concerns, and fresh questions from Stuff.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Breaking: ACC top manager John Bennett stood down after our series of stories raising concerns about his conduct